National Bureau of Statistics released data on April 18, in March, the production of raw coal was 395.79 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%, 4.5 percentage points faster than that from January to February, and the average daily output was 12.77 million tons. Imported coal was 16.42 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 39.9%, 25.9 percentage points higher than that from January to February. In the first quarter, 1083.86 million tons of raw coal were produced, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. 51.81 million tons of coal were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 24.2%.

 

In March, the national coke output was 40.17 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%. In the first quarter, the national coke output was 115.12 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.9%.